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Informa: Sep Corn 164.8 bpa, Beans 44.1 bpa

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Russian Wheat and Grain Yield History

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Contract Month Last Chg High Low
ELEC. CORN[10] Sep-10 450'2 17'2 452'0 430'6
Dec-10 465'4 18'0 467'0 445'4
ELEC. SOYBEANS[10] Sep-10 1029'0 21'4 1031'2 1008'0
Nov-10 1036'0 27'0 1041'2 1009'0
ELEC. WHEAT[10] Sep-10 709'0 28'2 709'2 682'0
Dec-10 740'6 27'0 742'0 714'0
ELEC. HRW WHEAT[10] Sep-10 737'4 19'4 737'4 729'2
Dec-10 758'2 26'0 758'6 732'2
ELEC. HRS WHEAT[10] Sep-10 736'2 15'2 736'2 718'2
Dec-10 761'0 26'0 761'0 734'0
LIVE CATTLE[10] Oct-10 98.450s 0.000 99.550 97.300
Dec-10 100.650s -0.675 101.900 100.100
FEEDER CATTLE[10] Sep-10 114.175s -0.575 114.700 114.075
Oct-10 115.075s -0.425 115.775 114.800
MILK CLASS III[10] Sep-10 16.16s 0.03 16.15 16.15
Nov-10 14.94s -0.04 14.95 14.95
ELEC. COTTON # 2[10] Oct-10 90.95 0.08 91.29 90.37
Dec-10 89.45 -0.04 89.95 88.59
Fri, Sep 3, 2010 1:48 PM CDT    *Quotes are in market time.
Delay is indicated in brackets.
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DTN Midday Grain Comments All Grains Higher at Midday 9/3 12:04PM
Corn moves to new highs with a bang; trade has been up nearly 20 cents.
Weather
Mostly Dry Start to Holiday Weekend 9/3 6:05AM
Moderate to locally heavy rain is in store for central Texas Friday, and a few light showers will occur in the far eastern Midwest. Otherwise, we'll see a dry start to the holiday weekend across the major U.S. crop areas.
Crops
Sesame -- A New Summer Crop Sesame Can Out-Compete Corn, Milo in Hot, Dry Environments 7/28 3:25PM
Sesame is spreading across the southern Great Plains as a new crop to rotate with winter wheat. It can out-compete corn and milo in that hot environment.
Scoring Roots, Counting Bugs Be on the Lookout for Rootworm Infestations
SDS Sightings on the Rise Soybean Damage Shows in Many States
Stability Returns to Fertilizer Market Global, U.S. Nutrient Supplies Bring Calmer Conditions
Livestock
Cyber Sale Barn Secrets to Success in Video Auctions 8/30 9:39AM
Joe Lichtie remembers Superior Livestock's first live video auction. It was 1987, at the Western Stock Show and some 20,000 head changed hands that day. "All the big players were there," recalls Lichtie. "They all sat there, bidding, watching the sale. But when we left the sale barn that day, 85% of the cattle had been sold over the phone to someone not physically at the sale. They had watched the animals on a satellite broadcast. That really opened some eyes."
Cloned Steer Wins State Fair Steer Demonstrates Clones Can Provide Benefits
Market Balance GIPSA Debate Rocks Cattle Industry
Ask the Vet Putting Weight Back On Cows After a Hard Summer
Land Management
How Land Can Dodge Capital Gains There's a Compelling Case for Land Ownership Inside an IRA 8/16 2:24PM
Investors who buy land with a Roth IRA lock in tax-free gains in the future. But complex tax rules often make IRA land ownership a better deal for investor landlords than farmer operators.
Clay Soil Compaction Lasts Years Compaction Destroys Soil Structure and Causes Erosion by Keeping Water Out
The Acreage Race - 3 Team Farming Helps Ag's Middle Class Compete
Question of the Day: Law of the Land Sharing Land, Not Taxes
Farm Business
Cash Rent Hangover - 1 Legacy of 2008 Haunts Cash Renters 8/19 6:12AM
Cash rents never recalibrated after the 2008 commodity price spike. Input costs remain stuck at the second-highest level in history. That means renters shoulder higher outlays and credit lines, but with stagnant or smaller profit potentials.
DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends NH3 on Upward Trajectory
Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
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Equipment
Manufacturers Unveil Tillage Tools Fall Work Made Easier with New Tillage Implements 8/30 10:47AM
New implements ranging from a new disc harrow to a series of field cultivators will help farmers handle corn residue, increase chemical incorporation and offer flexibility to meet their terrain's challenges.
New Trend of Vertical Tillage Vertical Tillage Useful Tool for the Field
Expert Advice: Ask the Mechanic Adapting Old Tractor
Case IH Unveils New Tractors New Tractors Feature Tier 4-Compliant Engine Technology
Ag Policy
Agvocates Lay Low on DeCoster Groups Created to Tout Ag Aren't Willing to Denounce Egg Farm 9/2 3:22PM
Some of the agriculture advocacy groups created by various producer organizations and allied industries have opted not to discuss the 550-million egg recall and the large farm organization at the center of the federal health probe and possible criminal investigation.
Lincoln Defends Disaster Package Ad-Hoc Payments Could be Higher than SURE Program
SURE Complaints Mount Farm Program Flirts With Own Disaster
Scrutinizing Direct Payments Iowa Farm Bureau Looks at Other Options Ahead of 2012
Farm Life
Move Your Farm to Expand Farmer Relocates Dairy to Texas 8/31 9:54AM
There is nothing more permanent than the location of your farm, right? Not necessarily.
Good Labor Is Tough To Find Foreign Workers May Be Necessary, Until Technology Makes Some Labor Obsolete
Combat Boots To Cowboy Boots Program Works to Get Veterans Back Into Agriculture
Mentoring Farmers Without Heirs Iowa State's Farm On Helps Retiring Farmers Find Successors
Featured Column
Newsom on the Market College Football, USDA and Labor Day 9/3 6:24AM
Fall is reaping/sowing time. Work often requires distractions in numerous pastimes. Although rain abounds, grains rally as projections hacked.
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Link Up Right Picking the Right Provider When High-Speed Options Limited 7/7 8:10AM
With rural broadband money included in the stimulus package, satellite internet providers are champing at the bit to reach those in rural America deemed unreachable by traditional broadband companies.